Trap.



J. KUBES.

APPLICATION FILED 00" l.27, 1909. Patented Nov' 15, j; r if f4-J v K ljf J5 num z JQ A wardly of the eye FCA JOHN KUBES, OF BROADVIEW,MONTANA.

TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 15, 1910.

Application iled October 27, -1909. Serial No. 524,930.

T o all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Kons, a citizen of the United States, residingat Broadview, in the county of Yellowstone and State of Montana, haveinvented a new and useful Trap, of which the following is aspecification.

It is the object of the present invention to provide an improvedconstruction of trap and the invention relates more particularly to thatclass of traps which are designed to be placed in the branches of atree.

It is the primary aim of the present invention to provide a constructionof trap of this class that may be manufactured entirely of wire materialand embodying such structural details as will permit of its beingmanufactured at an extremely low cost and for a minimum amount ofmaterial.

The trap embodying the present invent-ion is of that type in which thebase serves as a jaw and has coperating with it a spring pressed jawheld in set position by a trigger and by a detent engaged withthetrigger, and it is one aim of the invention to so form the base of wirematerial that the detent may be readily pivoted thereto without thedirect formation of a pivot eye.

A further feature of the invention resides in so arranging the springsfor moving the pivoted jaw of the trap that they will effectuallysupport between them the trigger of the trap.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of the trapembodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevationthereof, the same being shown in set position. Fig. 3 is a detail viewlooking at one end of the trap, parts being shown in section.

In the drawings, the trap embodying the present invention is illustratedas embodying a base and this base is formed from a single strand of wirebent to elliptical form and is indicated by the nmneral 5. The terminalsof the wire constituting this base are bent to form eyes 6 and the eyeat each terminal is bent around and embraces the opposite end portion-ofthe strand inat the corresponding terminal, this construction beingclearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings. As a means forsuspending this base in the branches of a tree, there is provided a yokeindicated by the numeral 7 and consisting of two strands of wireintertwisted as at 8 whereby they are connected and having theiropposite ends formed with eyes 9 engaging with the end portions of thestrand of wire forming the base 5 as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 ofthe drawings, the point of connection of these eyes with the base beingdirectly outwardly of the eyes 6 and the said eyes 6 serving by reasonof engagement with the eyes 9, to prevent the yoke slipping around onthe base. ln a similar manner, the engagement of the eyes of the yokewith the eyes 6 serves to prevent the eyes 6 spreading apart a greaterdistance than is necessary and desirable. In twisting the strands 7together, whereby a cross bar is formed at the top of the yoke, an eye10 is at the same time formed and throu h this eye there is swiveled thelower end of a susending stem 11 which at its upper end is ormed with acomparatively large eye l2 for the passage of a securing or suspendingmeans, it being understood that by reason of this construction, theentire trap may swivel upon this stem 11 while it is in suspension.

As shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the sides of the frame 5 of the trapare connected by a cross bar which is indicated by the numeral 13 and ata point below this cross bar by another cross bar indicated by thenumeral 14. The terminals of the bar 14 are bent to afford eyes whichnot only engage around t-he sides of the frame 5 but also through eyes15 which are formed intermediate the ends of these sides by bending thestrand of wire comprising the base frame of the trap. By thisconstruction, the bar 14 is securely held against movementl upon t-heframe either in an up or a down direction and also in the direction ofits length. The lower half of the base frame 5 of the trap constitutesone jaw of the said trap and the other jaw of the trap (the movable jaw)is indicated by the numeral 16 and is formed from a single strand ofwire which is bowed into substantially U- form and has its terminalsformed with eyes 17 which pivot upon the bar 14, the points ofconnection of t-he eyes 17 with the bar 14 being directly inwardly ofeach eye 15 of the base frame of the trap. It will be observed frominspection of Fig. 1 of the drawings that the jaw 16 is so bent as toconform to the lower half of the base frame 5 of the trap whereby thesetwo portions will coperate in gripping an animal spring-- ing thetrigger of the trap. Two springs 18 are disposed upon the bar 14, thesesprings being coil springs and each having its outer end or terminalportion 19 extended Vdownwardly and hooked as at 20 over the corre-- i.ing the terminals of the springs in the manner stated, the same are'placed under tension to a considerable degree. It will further beunderstood that the tension exerted v by these springs tends to hold thejaw 16 of the trap firmly against the lower half of the frame 5 of thetrap and that upward swinging movement of the jaw 16, such movementbeing had when the trap is being set, is against the tension of the saidsprings.

The trigger of the trap is indicated lby the numeral 22 and is formedfrom a single length of wire which is bent at a point between its endsto afford an'eye pivotally connected with the mid portion of the bar 14at a point between the opposing or inner ends of the springs 18. At thispoint, one end portion of the wire 22 is bent to form an upwardlypresented hook 23 and the opposite end to form a downwardly presentedhook 24, in which latter hook the bait is to be placed. It will beunderstood from the above that the trigger is confined for pivotalmovement upon the bar 14 between the opposing or inner ends of thesprings 18 and that consequently the formation of an eye between theends of this bar or the provision thereon of collars or any other meansfor holding the trigger against movement upon the bar lengthwise thereofis obviated. The hooked end 23 of the trigger is designed to engage withthe free extremity of the detent of the trap and this detent is in thenature of a straight length of wire 25 which at its lower end isslightly notched or recessed as at 26 to partly receive the bill of thehook 23 and at its upper end is formed with an eye 27 which is pivotallyconnected with the base frame 5 of the trap at the upperA end thereof ina manner which will now be described; To secure the pivotal connectionstated, the, end portions of the :strand of wire comprising the base.frame of the trap between the terminals or extremil ties and the pointsof connection of the terminals with the opposite end portions of thestrand, are bent to form half eyes 28 which, when the ends of the baseframe are properly connected, register to aord a com-V plete 'eyethrough which is pivoted the upper end of the detent rod ,25.

In setting the trap, it being in the condition shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, the jaw' 16 is swung up upon the bar 14, as an axis and isengaged beneath the detent 25 which is moved to the position shown inFig. 2 of the drawings and is' engaged with the hook 23 of thetrigger ofthe trap, bait having been previously disposed upon the hook 24 of thistrigger. Any attempt on the part of an animal to remove the bait fromthehook will result in the hook 23 of the trigger being disengaged from thelower end of the'detentv25 and as a result the jaw 16 will be releasedand will be sprung downwardly by the springs 18 and will grip the animaltherebetween and the lower portion of the trap frame 5.

IVhat is claimed is In a trap, a base comprising a single strand of wirebentupon'itself to aord an open 'frame fand having its terminalssemation of eyes, a suspension yoke formed from two strands of wirehaving corresponding end portions intertwisted whereby they areconnected and whereby there is formed an eye midway of the ends oftheryoke, the ends ofthe yoke being bent around the strand comprisingthe base frame of the trap at points directly outwardly ofV eachterminal of the strand and in engagement with the said terminals wherebythe yoke will be held against slipping upon the strand, and a suspendingstem swiveled at its lower end in the eye in the yoke. y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy siglnature in the presence of two witnesses.

E. B. KINGMAN, C, I). GooDNow.

